Forbidden Drugs 3E:
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1. Verfasser: Robson, Philip (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press c2009
Ausgabe:3rd ed
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Why use drugs? -- 2. The consequences of drug use -- 3. Alcohol -- 4. Tobacco -- 5. Cannabis -- 6. Cocaine amphetamines, and other stimulants -- 7. Psychedelics and hallucinogens -- 8. The inhalants -- 9. Ecstasy and other 'party drugs' -- 10. Anabolic steroids -- 11. Tranquillizers and sleeping pills -- 12. Heroin and the opioids -- 13. The nature of addiction -- 14. Helping problem drug users -- 15. International drug policy : is it working?
1. Why use drugs? -- The search for 'altered consciousness' -- Practical reasons for experimenting with drugs -- Biological explanations -- Psychological explanations -- Family and cultural explanations -- Risk taking -- Is experimenting with drugs 'abnormal'? --
2. The consequences of drug use -- 'Visible' and 'invisible' drug users -- Short-term consequences -- Longer-term consequences -- Influences upon the outcome of dependent drug use --
3. Alcohol -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Possible beneficial effects -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects -- Acute effects -- Chronic effects --
4. Tobacco -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Possible beneficial effects -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects --
5. Cannabis -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects --
6. Cocaine amphetamines, and other stimulants -- Cocaine -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects -- Amphetamines -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects -- Other stimulants -- Khat (or Qat) -- Benzylpiperazine -- Pemoline -- Appetite suppressants --
7. Psychedelics and hallucinogens -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Modern ritualistic use -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects --
8. The inhalants -- Historical background -- Preparations available -- Scientific information -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects --
9. Ecstasy and other 'party drugs' -- Ecstasy -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects -- Gammahydroxybutyrate (GHB) -- Gamm-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4- butanediol (1,4-BD) -- Ketamine -- mCPP --
10. Anabolic steroids -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects --
11. Tranquillizers and sleeping pills -- Barbiturates -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects -- Benzodiazepines -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects --
12. Heroin and the opioids -- Historical background -- Preparation and distribution -- Scientific information -- Medical uses -- Recreational use -- Unwanted effects --
13. The nature of addiction -- Introduction -- Neurobiological mechanisms -- Psychological processes -- Socio-cultural influences -- Issues of personal morality -- Conclusion --
14. Helping problem drug users -- Drugs and young people -- Psychological treatments : general principles -- Relapse, prevention and rehabilitation -- Self-help groups -- Specific strategies for smokers -- Specific strategies for drinkers -- Specific strategies for opioid users -- Detoxification -- Substitute or long-term prescribing -- Specific strategies for amphetamine and cocaine users -- Specific strategies for cannabis smokers --
15. International drug policy : is it working? -- How are drugs controlled? -- Strategies aimed at reducing smoking -- Strategies aimed at reducing drinking -- Current policy approaches to illegal drugs -- The war on drugs -- Two invited appraisals of present and future US drug policy / Robert L. DuPont, Ethan Nadelmann -- UK drug policy: is a more radical approach needed?
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 260 p.)
ISBN:0191575747
0199559961
9780191575747
9780199559961

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